Home to bathing lakes, walking trails and restaurants that make the most of the local produce, the state of Carinthia in southern Austria embraces slow travel in all its forms.
There are seven lakes with pristine, drinking-quality water in the region of Klopeiner See–Südkärnten–Lavanttal, the easternmost part of Carinthia. The bathing season starts in May, when the lakes become hubs for water activities: swimming, stand-up paddleboarding, canoeing, boating and fishing.
The holiday appeal of Klopeiner See was first discovered by the Austrian upper classes in the late 1800s, and it’s flanked by neat rows of old-school hotels with private beaches and jetties.Smaller Turnersee offers a more tranquil atmosphere, its wild shore dotted with a handful of family-run B&Bs and camping sites. Both lakes can be explored along the Carinthian Lake Loop, a 250-mile cycling route taking in sights like St Lawrence Church in the village of Stein im Jauntal.
Between the slopes of the Saualpe and Koralpe resorts, the Lavanttal is an official Slow Food Travel destination, prized for its freshwater fish, walnuts, buckwheat and apples. The latter are masterfully turned into ciders, wines, vinegars and schnapps. One Slow Food producer is Andreas Rittler, who smokes fish from his ponds over applewood from his 100-year-old orchard and serves it with oven-baked bread, horseradish cream and homemade cider.
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